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Carolina Skates Past Buffalo 5-1 - Recap
Carolina skated to a 5-1 victory over Buffalo on Wednesday in NHL action at KeyBank Center.
The Hurricanes were a -140 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Brent Burns, Stefan Noesen, Derek Stepan, Sebastian Aho, and Jordan Martinook each scored for the Hurricanes in the victory. Aho opened the scoring for Carolina.
Antti Raanta turned in a 29-save effort for the Hurricanes.
Alex Tuch scored for the Sabres, finding the net behind Antti Raanta.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 29 of 33 shots for the Sabres, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Carolina scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Buffalo went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
Buffalo lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 34-30.
Carolina looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Rangers. The Sabres will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Calgary.